Ice-table.



PATENTED MAR. 8, 1904.

J. KANALZ.

ICE TABLE.

APPLLUATION HLBD NO v. 25 1903.

N0 MODEL.

Z/WENTOR Alzamey WITESSES:

ne. veen/ie.

YUniden @inves Feteixted Hatch 8, i904.

aces-TABLE;

SEEGIFECATIQN forming port of Letters Patent No. 754,144, dated'lerch 8, 190e. Application iled November 26, 1903. Berici En. 132,572. (No model.)

To' (eZ/ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that l, JULlUs Kenne, e citi- Zen of the United States, residinget Fei-kersburg. in the county of Nood and State of lNest `Virginie have invented certain new sind useful Improvement-s in ice Tables; end I do hereby declare thefollowing to be n full, clear,

end exact description of the invention, such es construction and 'ehleheeiinge under the will enable others skilled in the art to which it apprteins to ineke and use the seme.

This invention relates to tables for supporting cakes of ice such es manufactured in icemechines while being sawed into blocks by suitable cutting mechanism or otherwise being operetedon; and it consists inthe novel combination of the parte hereinafter fully described and claimed. 1n the drawings, Figure 1 is e side view of the table. Fig. 2 is en end view of the table.

A is the table or plntfoxm,ivl1ich is pivoted et about the middle of its Width.

B is e shaft which is secured to the middle part of the under side ofthe table. This shaft is journzilcd in bearings C or other suitable supports. The table A is provided with ledges l; et its side edges, which prevent the cekes oi ice. from elidingn ofl` it when the table is placed in an inclined position.

l) represents tivo tooifhedA segments secured to the undez` side of the table et its ends.

kEis en operating-shaft journaled in suit table, end e represents toothed pinons secured on the shaft E and gearing into the toothed segments.

F is e worin-wheel secured on the shaft il, and f is e worm secured on a driving-shaft g end gearing into the seid worm-wheel. The shaft y joui'nnled in bearings 7s, endv c' is e ci-enlohendle secuied on the driving-shaft end eii'ording n means for revolving it. The driv ingshei't een, howevei, be revolved by any equi valent ineens, either byhend or by power.

il is the liooi oi" the ice factory, and j is en opening in the floorv in which the ice-table works. The top o' the icc-table is normally supported substantially vlevel with the iiooi,

and the driving mechanism is errnged below the licor, where it is out of the wey.- 'The Worm-wheel end wenn support the table et eny desired inclination, so that `no bieke or locking device has to be used. y

`The ice when formed in. che freezing-tanks of en yicennichine by what is known es the plete system is in the forni of rectangular sheets, which are formed. against vertical freezing-plates. These sheets or cakes are removed from the freezing-tanks by suitable hoisting mechanism, and when lifted out they hang; substantially vertical. The ice-table is tilted to c steeply-inclined position, and the hoisting mechanism is moved so es to plac the cake of ice upon and against the table, so that the ice rests upon one of the ledges or side platee. from the hoisting mechanism, and the table is moved to a horizontal position, so that the The cake of ice is then releasedI ice may be sewed up into blocks byeny suitable sewing mechanism or may be otherwise operated on, The blocks oi ice may be removed from the table by ice-tongs while the table is horizontal or may be disposed of in' any other approved manner.

What I claim isi. The combination, with e floor o1' plat- -iorin having an opening, oiel pivoted ice-table working in seid openlng and having its upper surface normally horizontal, means for supn 'porting the ice on the table when the table is pleced in en inclined position, toothed seg- 'ments secured to the under side of the'ieble,

e revoiuble operetingshai't, and toothed pinione secured on the sad'operating-sheft and gearing into the seid segments.

il. The combination, with an ice-table pivoted et its middle part, end supports for the seid ice-table; of toothed segments secured to .l

the under sideof the roble, e revoluble operetingeheft, toothed pinions' secured on theA seid operating-shaft and gearing into the said segments, end nieens for supporting the ice on the teble Whenvthe yteble is placed in en inciined position.

table, and means for s1' porting" the ice on the Volvng it. l0 tabl@ Whel in :m incin-ua' position; of toothed Iii testimony whareof my signatur@ in segments, Secured 'to 1th@ underside "0f the presence o two witnesss; y

table, an operativa haft, toothed pnions se- A JUIWUB- MAN/KLM. cured on the said 5mi and gearing into the Writnessesr said segments? a, "mmm-whal Secured on the T. M. 'VMM-dimm r said sham :m61 im 'Worm gaming into the sai hm F. Cmmmwm 

